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1971 French Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1971 French Open
Final
ChampionFrance Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
Runner-upAustralia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw34
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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The women's doubles tournament at the 1971 French Open was held from 24 May to 6 June 1971 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The first-seeded team of Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris in the final in straight sets.[1]

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
W O
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
4 1
1 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
1 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
Australia Lesley Bowrey
Australia Lesley Hunt
4 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Finland Birgitta Lindström
Sweden Eva Wennerström
0 0
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6 6
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6 6
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Argentina Ana María Arias
1 3
United Kingdom Jill Cooper
United Kingdom M Greenwood
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Argentina Ana María Arias
W-O
2 Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
W O
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
Czechoslovakia M Holubová
Hungary Marie Pinterová
Italy Lea Pericoli
United States Pam Teeguarden
W O
Italy Lea Pericoli
United States Pam Teeguarden
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
W O
United States Tory Ann Fretz
Australia Wendy Gilchrist
4 6 5
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia I Fernandez-De Soto
6 3 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Austria M Hollingsworth
France N Niox-Château
3 Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
W O
3 Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Netherlands Marijke Schaar
Netherlands Gertruida Walhof
W O
France A-M Cassaigne
France Sylvie Rual
1 0
Netherlands Marijke Schaar
Netherlands Gertruida Walhof
6 6
Netherlands Marijke Schaar
Netherlands Gertruida Walhof
2 2
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
6 6
Japan Junko Sawamatsu
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
0 2
United States Julie Heldman
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
6 6
United States Julie Heldman
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
2 3
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
6 6
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
3 9 5
Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Sugiarto
6 6 Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris
6 7 7
France Odile de Roubin
Sweden Madeleine Pegel
3 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States Pam Austin
United States Linda Tuero
6 6
United States Ching-Ling Chang
Japan Yaeko Matsuda
2 3 United States Pam Austin
United States Linda Tuero
6 4 3
France Rosie Darmon
France Janine Lieffrig
3 6 6
France Rosie Darmon
France Janine Lieffrig
1 3
Australia Lesley Bowrey
Australia Lesley Hunt
6 6
Spain Carmen Mandarino
Chile Michelle Rodríguez
1 2
Australia Lesley Bowrey
Australia Lesley Hunt
6 6
Australia Lesley Bowrey
Australia Lesley Hunt
6 8 6
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden Christina Sandberg
8 6 0
France M-C Brochard
France Nathalie Fuchs
3 1
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden Christina Sandberg
6 6
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer
Sweden Christina Sandberg
3 6 6
4 United States Nancy Richey
Australia Kerry Reid
6 4 0
Italy A-M Nasuelli
Italy Daniela Marzano
2 2
4 United States Nancy Richey
Australia Kerry Reid
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France D Bouteleux
France Claudine Rouire
1 1
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel
United States Cecilia Martinez
6 6
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel
United States Cecilia Martinez
3 1
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
France D Beillan
France Florence Guédy
1 1
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Netherlands Betty Stöve
3 5
1 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 7
United States Shari Barman
United States Becky Vest
3 1
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Laura Rossouw
6 6
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Laura Rossouw
0 1
1 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6 6
India K Ranga-Rao
France C Spinoza
1 France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
W O

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
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